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I've used them and they are OK. I now have originals rebuilt by Dan at Chockostang and they are fine too but a little cheaper and better.

I envy Dave for being there and taking all those great photos. Rest in Peace sir. You deserve it.

Indeed it is mysterious (to me) why the post exists. Maybe the guy is just having a bad day.

22 inch?

Likely so with that date stamp. 24" was 1968 - 70.

I'm getting old. Some day I will die. With me all the information I know will go away when I die. I don't mind sharing that information if it helps anyone. It is worth what anyone pays for it.

Hard to believe that Mecum would even offer a car like that for auction.. Very unscrupulous if you ask me. They ought to be ashamed of themselves.

      Roy

They take any car that pays their price. Occasionally they do the right thing but those times are few and far between.

I think the 68's are Bendix single piston while the 1965 - 1967 Shelbys were the Kelsey Hayes 4 piston front brakes.

Tony Augustine sells parts for tilt columns. The 1967 version is formed to the column but there also is a white one and a black one - this is the style not shown in Jeff's picture.

PM me for Tony's contact information.

Anyone remember when KR convertibles routinely sold for $350k and then dropped to $150k?

Or how about the guy that bought the car on BaT for a $100k and just sold it for $80k Warms my heart

Pete knows what he is talking about and Jeff does too. These cars are a terrible "investment" for the uninformed. If you know these cars and live and breathe them stuff can and will go wrong. Be sure you know what you are getting into before you do.

The version with "Shelby" in place of the "Cobra" was made after car production ended. Carroll was trying to make some money. He did.

For clarification the Shelby name started appearing on intakes and other items in later 67 for sale in his catalogs etc. It is unclear if the introduction of those Shelby marked parts was after 67 production stopped or not. Shelby name aluminum parts were also sold while 68 and 69/70 Shelby production was going on. Meanwhile Ford continued to market intakes with the Cobra name on into late 69 if not 70. I am not for sure but that might be when just the name FORD began being used in place of Cobra on the intake and oil pans.   

I had a "Shelby" marked single Dominator intake that was made for the FE. At the time Shelby had partnered with JC Penney's automotive and a few other places. It was around 1972 and car production had long since ended. If you see something marked "Shelby" you know it was never mounted on a car until the car was well used. How that affects value is up to you.

Except 69/70 GT350's which used a factory installed "Shelby" marked intake for the 351W.

I thought those were marked "Cobra" too?

The version with "Shelby" in place of the "Cobra" was made after car production ended. Carroll was trying to make some money. He did.

For clarification the Shelby name started appearing on intakes and other items in later 67 for sale in his catalogs etc. It is unclear if the introduction of those Shelby marked parts was after 67 production stopped or not. Shelby name aluminum parts were also sold while 68 and 69/70 Shelby production was going on. Meanwhile Ford continued to market intakes with the Cobra name on into late 69 if not 70. I am not for sure but that might be when just the name FORD began being used in place of Cobra on the intake and oil pans.   

I had a "Shelby" marked single Dominator intake that was made for the FE. At the time Shelby had partnered with JC Penney's automotive and a few other places. It was around 1972 and car production had long since ended. If you see something marked "Shelby" you know it was never mounted on a car until the car was well used. How that affects value is up to you.

In 2011 I travelled to SFO to work on a customer's airplane. I reserved a midsize Hertz car at the airport. When I got there the lot was empty except a Shelby GT-H convertible. The Hertz attendant rented me that convertible.

It was down on power. I drove it to Oakland and used it for 3 days. It was pretty sharp looking but it did not have a whole bunch of power. I topped off the gas tank with premium when I returned it.

The version with "Shelby" in place of the "Cobra" was made after car production ended. Carroll was trying to make some money. He did.

All I have seen for 1968 up are the three hole version regardless of transmission. As Bob says they can't be seen once installed and the three hole version may be what you need anyway.

Dead Nuts On is where I buy water pump rebuilding tools and supplies. They will also rebuild yours if you don't want to learn. https://www.deadnutson.com/1967-shelby-gt500-water-pumps/